papa?

at least that is what Arie thought

he stood in the cart and said papa!

i married a model!

 then it was papa time at night

we went to pick raspberries

picking an apple off the tree

and eating it down to the core!

fun night!

i will hike

for donuts

yes yes I will

that is what we did on Sunday

helping papa load up the car seat to go in the vroom

then off to Proven Trails

Arie was a bit unsure of riding on my back 

so after a while he walked with us

sticks! 

after our hike it was time for donuts

he was sure happy about that

Robinettes is about .2 miles from Proven Trails

perfect!

we took a hayride

checking out the horses

and playing by the slide and apple

and then it was time to head home

great way to spend a warm fall afternoon!

a dream come true

for Mr. Arie

a morning at the hunting cabin riding 4-wheeler

he was beyond in love!

each time we stopped 

he would say more please or cry :)

getting to ride up front on the dirt road

riding with the mama!

holding on

checking out papas blind

riding with the papa

a picnic lunch

and a quick walk in the woods

we had so much fun!

we will be back

vroom vroom

four years old

now. being married to J

Happy Happy Anniversary

seems like a blink ;-) and tada we have been married that long :)

thankful for J and these last four years together

heres how we celebrated

Arie and I went to Robinetts for donuts

we brought two home for happy!  nothing says happy anniversary with a yummy donut

the annual picture

year four

 then off to Artprize

checking it all out!

a fun way to celebrate and more Artprize to come!

cousin time

at the Meijer Gardens

and the fall decorations are out!

we had a great time with Anne and Aunt Betsy

exploring all over the place

loving the pumpkins

and these two little buddies

 pretty pretty flowers

off to explore

super excited to watch the trucks working

a pumpkin in the pumpkin patch 

a little rocking 

and then it was time to head out

Thanks for asking us to play Aunt Betsy and Anne

should I be concerned?

when we drive past the park Arie points and goes "that, that" to go the park..normal, I would say

driving into grandma and grandpas house and he squeals out of excitement

but then he does the same for the 

MVP

walmart

Costco..

what does this say about our life? ;-)

silly boy

while today we got to go to one of his favs

COSTCO and it was a good sample day

thank you Costco for providing us with 45 minutes of entertainment and good samples

oh and groceries :) 

s s s on Saturday

soccer

shopping

and snuggles

all in a days work

watching Ben play

Arie has the best seat in the house

he loves his Uncle Jeff

and his cousin Ben

two little buddies

and shopping

lets just say that was a work out

he isn't the best shopper boy

he would prefer to run through the coats and unzip them all vs. sit in the stroller for an extending period of time, but with grandmas help [and snacks] we made it to Rivertown, Woodland and Kolhs 

check that box as a major accomplishment :) 

and snuggles

bought a George to match Papas George

he is a fan 

and he loves to snuggle with pillows and blankets

a fun Saturday!